Carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines.



No. 754,155. PATENTED MAR. 8, 1904.

Q L. MAYBAUM.

CARRIAGE SPAGING ATTACHMENT FOR WRITING MACHINES.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. 8. 1903.

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UNIT STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEvY MAYBAUM, 0E NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. I

CARlilAGE-SPACING ATTACHMENT FOR WRITING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,155, dated March 8,1904. Application filed April 8, 1903. Serial No. 151,618. (No model.)

clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My present invention has reference to improvements in that class ofwriting-machines which are provided with a movable paper.- holdingcarriage such as isemployed with type-writing or with adding machines orwith combined writing and adding machines; and the primary object of thepresent invention is to provide a novel mechanism and operating meanswhich shall be of a very simple construction and which is applicable toapparatus orm'achines of the character above stated,.the purpose of suchmechanism being to quickly and easily space the paper-holding carriageto any desired point or indication on. the scale on.

the frame of the machine. I

A further object of this invention is to provide ameans with machinesof, the character above stated for automatically operating the usualplaten-roll, and thereby feedingthe pa- 7 per the proper distancetoreceive the next. roW

of writing or printing.

The mechanism hereinafter more particularly set forth is admirablyadapted for use with combined writing and adding machines, for use moreespecially in banking-houses and mercantile establishments, where thefigures of a numberof checks, &c., are Written or printed upon a sheetof paper and placed in a.

column or columns thereon for future. use and reference and beneathwhich column or columns of figuresthe aggregate amount or sum-.

total of thesaid figures is to be written.

With the carriage-spacing mechanism embodying the principles of thepresent invention and its application to an adding-machine or to acombined Writing and adding machine it will be seen that after anynumber has been written or printed the next number which is to be placedunder the first number can be quickly written or printed, no matter howmany digits the number contains, the carriage being brought to theproper space by the mechanism, so that each number in the column ofnumbers will be in its proper place.

A further object of this invention is to pro vide-a simple and efficientmechanism of the character hereinafter fully described which can beapplied to existing forms of type-writing-machines or, to combinedwriting and addingmachines or adding-machines and wherein no structuralchange of the machine itself is necessary to apply the attachment.

With the various objects of the present invention in view the sameconsists in the various novel organizations and combinations of devicesand their parts, all of which will be more fully described in theaccompanying specification and then finally embodied in the clauses ofthe claim.

The results heretofore set forth are attained by means of mechanismshown in. the accompanying drawings, and in which drawings similarcharacters of reference are employed to designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of one formof adding-machine provided. with the carriage spacing or settingmechanism representing one embodiment of the principles. of my presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a part plan and part horizontal section of the.carriage spacing or setting mechanism with a portion of the frameworkand carriage of the adding-machine represented. in plan, the saidsection being represented as taken on line 2 Q'in Fig. 4 of the drawingsand all the parts in said Fig. 2 being shown in their normal initialpositions. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the devices and parts representedin said Fig. 2, but illustrating them in one of. their actuatedpositions. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 4 4 insaid Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a similar section taken on line 5 5 in saidFig. 3. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical section of the attachment,said section being taken on line 6 6 in Fig. 2

looking in the direction of the arrow in said figure. Fig. 7 is a detailsectional representation on line 7 7 in Fig. 2, said view being made onan enlarged scale; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a link connectionbetween the carriage spacing or setting mechanism and the carriage forsetting the said carriage and also for actuating the platen-roll andmoving the latter the proper line-space, so that the next number to bewritten upon the paper will be placed directly beneath thepreviouslywritten number.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, the referencecharacter 1 indicates the usual form of platen-roll mounted andsupported so as to be capable of being revolved in a frame or carriage2, the said frame or carriage 2 being capable of lateral motion upon themain frame 3 in the usual manner. In the present instance I haveillustrated the use of the carriage setting or spacing attachment withan adding-machine of the character described in my previous LettersPatent, issued May 5, 1903, and numbered 726,959, and the manner ofactuating and the operations of the writing or printing devices, bymeans of which the numbers are to be written upon the paper, and thenumbering or registering device arranged upon' the carriage 2 beingclearly described in the said application these devicesneed,therefore,not be further described here. With the said platen-r0111there may be used the usual hand operating-lever 4 or other suitablyarranged mechanism, by means of which the roll can be actuated and thepaper fed beneath the said roll in the usual manner. The lateral motionof the carriage 2 is produced during the operations of printing orwriting by the usual mechanism provided for that purpose, and whichmechanism is actuated in-the usual manner by means of typeactuatinglevers and a spacing lever or bar,

as in any of the known constructionsof typewriting machines. For thepurpose of the present invention the frame 3 has a scale 5,

' on which there are eleven graduations numbered from 1 to 11,inclusive, and reading from left to right, as indicated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings. The casing 2 is provided with asuitable pointer or index 6,which when the parts are at their normal initial positions always pointsto 1 on the scale 5.

Coming now to the construction of the carriage-setting mechanismembodying the principles of this invention, the same consists,essentially, of a suitable casing 7. preferably of the cross-sectionrepresented in Figs. 1 and 5, the same comprisingabox-shaped body Sand acover 9, the said body 8 being suitably secured to the side of the mainframe 3 of the writing-machine by means of screws 10; but it will beunderstood that the said body 8 may be attached to the said frame 3 inany other suitable manner and by means of other fastening devices. Thesaid cover 9 is provided with a row of openings 11, in the presentinstance ten of such openings being used, and the front 12 of the saidbody 8 is made with a corresponding number of verticallydisposed groovesor guides 13, preferably provided with a set of antifriction-rollers 14in each groove, as shown. Movably arranged in said grooves or guides 13are a number of devices 15, each device 15 comprising a main body havingits under edge tapering from the bottom in an upward and inwarddirection to provide the wedge edge or incline 16. The body of eachdevice 15 is also made with a downwardly-extending short member 17 andwith an upper straight edge 18, resting normally against the undersurface of the cover 9, as shown. Each main body is also made with anupwardly-extending stem or post 19, projecting through an opening 11 inthe cover 9, and each stem being preferably provided with a finger-pieceor button 20, indicating the number of the key. The key-indicatingnumbers may also be placed upon the front of the body 8 directly infront of the proper stem or post 19, as indicated in the drawings.

Encircling each stem or post 19 between the under surface of thefinger-piece 20 and the upper surface of the cover 9 is a coiled spring21, the purpose of which is to return the depressed device 15 to itsnormal initial position when the pressure is removed from thefinger-piece 20. It will be understood, however, that in lieu ofarranging springs 21 upon the several stems or posts 19 any other meansmay be employed for returning the said devices 15 to their normalinitial positions. From an inspection of the several figures of thedrawings it will be seen that the number of devices 15 and their partsis ten, one less than the number of divisions on the scale 5; but itwill be understood that the scale may be made with a greater or smallernumber of divisions, the number of devices 15 and the openings 11 in thecover 9 and guides 13 being changed accordingly.

The sides 22 of the body 8 are made with rearwardly-extending guides 23,preferably provided with antifriction guide-rollers 24 and 25, arrangedmore particularly in the manner illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7. Movablyarranged upon the rollers 25 and against the rollers 24 and between theguides 23 is a horizontally-a'rranged reciprocating slide or plate 26.The main body portion 27 of this slide or plate is made thicker than thepart 28 to provide a miter edge 29 between the said:

parts 27 and 28, extending at an angle and in the direction illustratedin Figs. 2 and 3. The

main body portion 27 is also provided with a.

chamfer or incline 30 and with apart 31, which is thicker than the part28, and, thereby provides a straight shoulder 32, as shown. The saidslide or plate 26 is provided at its front edge with a series of groovedrollers 33, corresponding in number to the number of the ICC ' tremeleft having the shortest incline 16,- while the intermediate deviceshave theirdevices 15 and caused by the action of a spring or springs 34to normally rest against the edges of the downwardly-extending members17 of the respective devices15, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4.Now from an inspection of the several figures of the drawings it willclearly be seen that the main body portions of the said devices 15 arenot of the same a surface areas and that the wedge edges or inclines 16of said body portions vary, the device 15 at the extreme right havingthe longest incline 16 and the device 15 at the-ex,-

inclines graduated accordingly. It will'thuis be seen that when a device15 is forced down its incline 16 will ride against thecorrespondto movethe carriage 2 from left ,tolright on the frame 3 any desired distanceor space, acv cording to the number of digits in the number which is tobe written upon the paper and according to the key orbutton 20 of thedevice depressed by the operator.

Suitably secured to the carriage 2- is a bracket 35, formed with adownwardly -'extending arm 36, provided with suitable guides 37, inwhich there may beantifriction-rollers 38, as indicated in Figs. 4 and5. Movably.

arranged between the said rollers 38 in said guides 37 is a bar39,having a weighted member 40, normally resting upon the lower of saidguides 37, as illustrated in Fig. 4. The portion 41 of said bar 39 belowsaid member 40 extends into and through an opening 42 in thepreviously-mentioned cover 9 and has an arm 43 bent at a right angle, orapproximately so, to the said portion 41, substantially as shown. Undernormalcondition's thisarm 43 rests upon the'part 31 and directly infront of the incline orchamfer'30' of'the slide or plate 26. A finger44, provided with a roller 45, extends at right angles, or ap;

proximately so, from the free end of said arm 43 in operative rollingcontactwith the straight shoulder 32, as shown in Fig. 2. When the plateor slide 26 moves in the. direction of the arrow 3 in the mannerhereinabove stated, then, the miter edge or shoulder. 29 being moveddirectly against the roller 45, the re sult will be that the carriage 2ismoved upon the frame 3 from left to right a distance-proportionate tothe movement of the slide or plate 26 and according to the device 15depressed by the operator. As soon as the roller 45 moves along themiter edge or shoulder 29 the arm 43 will move up the incline writtennumber;

or chamfer 30 and upon the raised part 27 of the plate or s1ide26,wherebythe bar 39 and its weight 40 will receive an upward motion in theguides 37," and will thereby bring a fingeror arm 46, which is connectedwith the upper portion of the bar 39 and" is movably arranged in a guide47 in slidable lifting en-- gagement with the under surface of thehandlever-4 to thereby actuate the platen-roll and move'the paper oneline space. Thus it will beseen that during the lateral movement of thecarriage 2 for proper spacing the platenroll'l is also. moved forbringing the paper in proper position to. receive the number which is tobe written under the'previously- The arrangement of the mechanismconnectedwith the carriage and which is to be actuated by the.space-indicating devices is suchthat the carriage will be moved over anumber of spacesless one than the digit-indieating number of thedepressed actuating device, the reason for this being that when a numberof one digit is desired the carriage while writing being in its initialposition need I not be moved'and the number can be written asusual"intype-writers; but when a number of two digits is to be writtenthen-thecarriage mustbe moved one space from, left to right, which isaccomplished-by the depression of the post 19, bearingjthedigit-indicating number 2, andso on for any number.

' of digits, as is clearly set forth in the following description. 7

i The spacing operation of the device is briefl y as follows: Supposethe numbers, 469, 10,

#75, 15678,? and 6596742102? are to be written under each' other inacolumn. The

first number. to be written is 469. The operator notes thatthis is anumber of three digits, and he thereupon pressesupon the fingerpiece 20bearing the number ,3."" Immediately'the carriage 2 moves from itsnormal position (indicated in Fig. 1 of'the drawings) two spacesfrom-left to right,'so that the pointer or, index 6 will become locatedin front of the 3 division on the scale. The number i 469 is 'nowwritten in the ordinary manner by means of the usual type-actuatinglevers. Thenext.

number to be written is -10,? a figure of two digits. Theoperator nextdepresses the fingerpiece'20'bearing. the number '2. The carriagethereupon moves backone space, the pointer becominglocated opposite the2' division on the scale 5,a ndat the same time theplaten-roll has beenactuated and moved the paper ahead one line-space. The number 1 0 isthen writtenby the operator in the usual manner. After each'numberhasbeenwritten thepoin'ter or index 6 will always return back over the 1division on the scale 5-, andthe parts of the mechanism are in theirinitial posi-, tions. Thenumber 5 is next to be written. This being anumber of one digit, the lever 4 is moved by hand to actuate theplaten-roll 1,

whereby the paper is moved one line-space, and the number 5 is thenprinted upon the paper in the usual manner. The next numher to beWritten is 567 8, a number of four digits. The finger-piece 2O bearingthe number 4 is then depressed, and the pointer 6 and carriage are movedback the proper space that the pointer will be located opposite the 4division on the scale, the paper at the same time having been fed oneline-space, and the number 5678 can then be written in the usual manner.Now coming to the last number, 96742102, a number of eight digits, thefingerpiece 20 hearing an 8 is depressed, and the carriage is moved backseven spaces until the pointer 6 rests directly in front of the 8division on the scale, the

paper having also been moved one line-space.

This number can then be written in the usual manner. Any number offigures can be written in this manner in columns, the carriage alwaysbeing properly spaced, so that the digits representing the units, tens,hundreds, &c. of the numbers will be in the vertical columns on thepaper representing the units, tens, hundreds, &c.

By means of the carriage-spacing attach ment for writing and addingmachinesof the various kinds and embodying. the principles of thepresent invention the carriage can be quickly brought in its properspace desired, and this is more rapidly accomplished than when done byhand, and there will be no mistakes due to misplacing the carriage, asis possible when done by hand.

It will be seen that the device is very simple, can be cheaply made, andis efficient in its operations.

I am fully aware that changes may bemade in the various arrangements andcombinations of the devices and parts, as well as in the details of theconstruction thereof,"withoutde parting from the scope of my presentinvention. Hence I. do not limit my invention to the exact arrangementsand combinations of the devices and their parts as described in theprevious specification and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings,nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of thesaid parts. i

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. -In awriting-machine, the combination, with the carriage, of a carriage'spacing mechanism connected with said carriage and comprisinga numberof depressible posts bearing digit-indicating numbers, said mechanismbe-v ing constructed to move said carriage over a number of spaces lessone than the digit-indicating number of the depressed post,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, of a seriesof space-indicating devices, comprising a number of depressible postsbearing digit-indicating numbers,

. horizontally-moving slide, adapted to be actu- 'andmeans connectedwith the carriage adapth post, substantially as and for the purposes set7 forth.

3. In a writing-machine, the combination,

with the carriage, of a carriage-spacing mechanism, comprising, a seriesof Vertically-11loving devices, a post and finger-piece on each 7device, bearing digit indicating numbers, and means connected 7 with thecarriage adapted to be actuated by said devices to move said carriageover a number of spaces less one than the digit-indicating number of thedepressed 8 post, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4:. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, of acarriage-spacing mechanism, comprising, a seriesof vertically-mov ingdevices, a post and finger-piece on each device, bearingdigit-indicating numbers, a horizontally-moving slide, adapted to beactuated by the depression of any one of said vertically-moving devices,and means between 9 said slide and the carriage for movingsaid carriageover any desired space when the "slide 4 is actuated, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

5. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, ofacarriage-spacingmechanism, comprising, aseries ofvertically-movingdevices', a post and finger-piece on each device,bearing digit-indicating numbers, ea'ch vertically-moving device havingan incline, a horizontally-moving slide, adapted to be actuated by anincline of any one of the depressed vertically-moving devices, and meansbetween "said slide and the carriage for moving said carriage over anydesired space when the slide. is actuated, substantially asand for thepurposes set forth.

6. In a writing-machine, the combination,

with the carriage, of a carriage-spacing mech anism, comprising, aseries of verticallymov- 'ing devices, a post and finger-piece on eachdevice, bearing digit-indicating numbers, each vertically-moving devicehaving an incline, a horizontally-moving slide, rollers on said slide inengagement with the said inclines, and means between said slide and thecarriage for moving said carriage over any desired space When'the slideis actuated, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

-7'. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, of acarriage-spacing mechanism, comprising, a series of vertically-movingdevices, a post and finger-piece on each device, bearingdigit-indicating numbers, a

ated by the depression of any one of said vertically-moving devices, amiter-shoulder on said slide, a vertically-movable bar connected withsaid carriage, and a portion of said bar being in slidable engagementwith said miter- 3 shoulder, substantially as and for the purposes aslide, avertically-movable bar connected with set-forth.

8. Inia writing-machine, the combinatlon,

- with the carriage, of a carriage-spacing mechanism, comprising, aseries of vertically-moving devices, a post and finger-piece on eachdevice, bearing digit-indicating numbers, a

horizontally-moving slide, adapted to be actuated by the depression ofanyone of said vertically-moving devices, a" miter-shoulder on saidslide, a vertically-movable bar connected with said carriage,- an armand finger connected withsald bar, and a roller on said finger inengagement with said miter-shoulder, substantiallyas and for thepurposes set forth. i 9. In a writing-machine, the combination, with thecarriage, of a carriage-spacing mechanism, comprisingja series ofvertically-moving devices, a post and finger-piece on each device,bGHJ'iDgTllglt-lndldfitll'lg numbers, each vertically-movingdevice'having an incline, a horizontally-movingslide, adapted to be actuated by anincline of the depressed verti cally-inoving device, amiter-shoulder onsaid slide, a vertically-movable bar connected withsaid carriage, and a portion of said bar being in slidable engagementwith said miter-shoul- A der, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

10. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, of acarriage-spacing mechanism, comprising, a series of vertically-movingdevices, a post and finger-piece on each device, bearingdigit-indicating numbers, each vertically-moving device having anincline, a horizontally-moving slide, adapted to be actuatedby anincline of the depressed vertically-moving device, a miter-shoulder onsaid slide, a vertically-movable bar connected with said carriage, anarm and finger connected with said bar, and a roller on said finger inengagement with said miter-should er, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

11. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, of acarriage-spacing mech anism, comprising, aseries of vertically-movingdevices, a post and finger-piece on each device, bearingdigit-indicating numbers, each vertically-moving device having anincline, a

horizontally-moving slide, rollers on said slide in engagement with thesaid inclines, for 'actuating said slide, a miter-shoulder on saidslide, a vertically-movable bar connected 'with said carriage," and aportion of said bar being in slidable engagement with saidmiter-shoulder, substantially as and for the forth:

12. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, of acarriage-spacing mechanism, comprising, a series of vertically-movingdevices, a post and finger-piece on 'each device, bearingdigit-indicating numbers, each vertically-moving device having anincline, a horizontally-moving slide, rollers on said slide inengagement with the said inclines, .for acpurposes set tuating' said'slide, a miter-shoulder on said said carriage, an armand fingerconnected with said 'bar, and a roller on said finger in engagement withsaid miter-shoulder, substan tially as and for the purposes 'set forth.

13. In a carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines, thecombination, with a casing, vertical guides in said casing, and a coverprovided with a series of openings, of a series of vertically-movingactuating devices in said vertical guides provided with posts extendingthrough the openings in said cover, each post having a finger-piece, anda carriage-spacing mechanism in said casing adapted to be actuated byany one of said vertically-moving devices, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth;

14. In a carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines, thecombination, with a casing," vertical guides in said casing, and a coverprovided-with a series of openings, of a series of vertically-movingactuating devices in said vertical guides provided with posts extendingthrough the openings in said cover, each post having a finger-piece, anda horizontally mov ing carriage spacing slide in said casing adapted tobe actuated by any one of said ver tically-mOving devices, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

15. In a carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines, thecombination, with a casing, vertical guides in said casing,and a coverprovided with a series of openings, of a series of vertically-movingactuating devices in said vertical guides provided with posts extendingthrough the openings in said cover, each post having a finger-piece, anincline connected with each vertically-moving device, and ahorizontally-moving carriage-spacing slidein said casing, adapted to beactuated by an incline of any one of said vertically-moving devices,sub-' stantially as and for the purposes set forth.

16. In a carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines, thecombination, with a casing, vertical guides in said casing, and a coverprovided with a series of openings, of a series of vertically-movingactuating devices in said vertical guides provided with posts extendingthrough the openingsin said cover, each post having a finger-piece, anincline connected with each vertically-moving device, ahorizontallymoving carriage-spacing slide in said casing, and rollers onsaid slide in engagement with the said inclines for actuating saidslide, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

17. In a carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines, thecombination, witha cas-' ing, vertical guides in the front of saidcasing, horizontal guides at the sides'of said casing, and rollers insaid guides, of a series of'vertically-moving actuating devices in saidvertical guides provided with posts, each post having a finger-piece,and a carriage-spacing mechanism movably arranged against the rollers insaid side guides and adapted to be actuated by any one of saidvertically-moving devices, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

18. In a carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines, thecombination, with acasing, vertical guides in the front of said casing,horizontal guides at the sides of said casing, and rollers in saidguides, of a series of vertically-moving actuating devices in saidvertical guides provided with posts, each post having a finger-piece,and a horizontally-moving carriage-spacing slide movably arrangedagainst the rollers in said side guides and adapted to be actuated byany one of'said vertically-moving devices, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

19. In a carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines, thecombination,with a casing, vertical guides in the front of said casing,horizontal guides at the sides of said casing, and rollers in saidguides, of a series of vertically-moving actuating devices in saidvertical guides provided with posts, each post having a finger-piece, anincline connected with each vertically-moving device, and ahorizontally-moving carriage-spacing slide movably arranged against therollers in said side guides, and adaptedto be actuated by any one ofsaid vertically-moving devices, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

20. In a carriage-spacing attachment for writing-machines,thecombination,with a casing, vertical guides in the front of said casing,horizontal guides at the sides of said casing, and rollers in saidguides, of a series of vertically-moving actuating devices in saidvertical guides provided .with posts, each post having a finger-piece,an incline connected with each vertically-moving device, a hori-Zontally-moving carriage-spacing slide movably arranged against therollers insaid side guides, and rollers on said slide in engagement withthe said inclines for actuating said slide, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

21. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage andplaten-roll, of a series of space-indicating devices,comprising a numberof depressible posts bearing digit-indicating numbers, means connectedwith the carriage adapted to be actuated by said devices to move saidcarriage over a number of spaces less one than'the digit-indicatingnumber of the depressed post, and mechanism for rotating saidplaten-roll in its bearings simultaneously With themoving of saidcarriage over the desired number of spaces, substantially as and for thepurposes set for h.

22. In a writing=machine, the combination, with the carriage andplaten-roll, of a series of space-indicating devices,comprising a numberof depressible posts bearing digit-indicating numbers, means connectedwith the carriage adapted to be actuated by said devices to move saidcarriage over a number of spaces less one than the digit-indicatingnumber of the depressed post, an actuating-lever connected with saidplaten-roll, and mechanism for raising said lever and rotating saidplatenroll in its bearings simultaneously with the moving of saidcarriage over the desired number of spaces, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth. H

23. In a writing-machine, the combination, with thecarriage, and theplaten-roll, of a slide-plate, means for causing a sliding movement ofsaid plate, and means arranged between said plate and the carriageadapted to move the carriage over a space and simultaneously therewithactuate the platen-roll, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

24:. In a writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, theplaten-roll and its actuating-lever, of a carriage-spacing mechanism,comprising, a series of vertically-moving devices, a post and afinger-piece on each device, bearing digit indicating numbers, ahorizontally-moving slide, adapted to be actuated by the depression ofany one of said verticallymoving devices, a miter-shoulder on saidslide, a vertically-movable bar connected with said carriage, a lowerportion on said bar in slidable engagement with said slide and themitershoulder thereof, and an arm on the upper part of said bar inengagement with the actuating-lever of said platen-roll, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

25. Ina writing-machine, the combination, with the carriage, theplaten-roll and its actuating-lever, of a carriage-spacing mechanism,comprising, a series of vertically-moving devices, a post and afinger-piece on each device, bearing digit indicating numbers, ahorizontally-moving slide, adapted to be actuated by the depression ofany one of said verticallymoving devices, a miter-shoulder on said slide, a vertically-movable bar connected with said carriage, an armconnected with the lower portion of said bar in slidable engagement withsaid slide, a finger on said arm, a roller on said finger in engagementwith said mitershoulder, and an arm on the upper part of said bar inengagement with the actuatinglever of said platen-roll, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

26. Ina writing-machine, the combination, with a carriage, and aplaten-roll, of a carriagespacing mechanism, comprising, a series ofvertically-moving devices, a post and fingerpiece on each device,bearing digit-indicating numbers, ahorizontally-moving slide adapted tobe actuated by the depression of any one of said vertically-movingposts, means between said slide and the carriage for moving saidcarriage over any desired space when the slide is actuated, andmechanism for moving said platen-roll in its bearings simultaneouslywith the spacing of the carriage, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

27. In a writing-machine, the combination,

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with a carriage, and a'platen-roll, of a carriagespacing mechanism,comprising, a series of vertically-moving devices, a post andfingerpiece on each device, bearing digit-indicating 7 numbers, ahorizontally-moving slide adapted to be actuated by the depression ofany one of said vertically-moving posts, means between said slide andthe carriage for moving said carriage over any desired space when theslide is actuated, an actuating-lever connected With said platen-roll,and mechanismfor raising said lever and rotating said platenroll in itsbearings simultaneously with the spacing of the carriage, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

Intestimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 4th day of April, 1903.

LEVY MAYBAUM.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, GEO. D. RICHARDS.

